, Case SummaryOct. 15, 1883
Civil Rights Cases In the last of the great Reconstruction statutes, the Civil Rights Act of 1875, the Republican majority in Congress tried to secure by law some semblance of racial equality that co . . .
, Case SummaryMar. 29, 1875
Minor v. Happersett Virginia L. Minor, an adult citizen of Missouri and of the United States, sued Reese Happersett, the registrar of voters in St. Louis County, Missouri, when he refused to allow he . . .
, Case SummaryMay 5, 1879
Reynolds v. United States This case was the first in which the Supreme Court seriously considered, interpreted, and applied the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. Here, the Court made a cru . . .
, Case SummaryMar. 1, 1880
Strauder v. West Virginia Taylor Strauder, a former slave, was convicted of murder. He sought removal of his trial to a federal court on the grounds that he could not receive a fair trail in West Vir . . .
, Case SummaryOct. 25, 1886
Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. Illinois The Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Company was charged with violating an Illinois statute prohibiting discrimination in the rates charged for . . .
, Case SummaryMay 10, 1886
Yick Wo v. Hopkins A San Francisco ordinance required a permit to operate a laundry in a wooden building. On its face the ordinance seemed like a legitimate fire protection measure. In practice, howe . . .